Java Job Trends in Croydon

Java
South London > Croydon

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Croydon citing Java skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 3 10
Rank change year-on-year -13 +7 +3
Permanent jobs citing Java 9 28 27
As % of all permanent jobs in Croydon 3.91% 36.84% 25.00%
As % of the Programming Languages category 50.00% 82.35% 50.94%
Number of salaries quoted 6 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £66,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £24,000 - £67,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -10.00%
75th Percentile - - £68,750
90th Percentile £47,000 - -
South London median annual salary £70,000 £95,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year -26.32% +40.74% -18.18%

All Programming Languages
Croydon

Java falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies citing coding skills in Croydon.

6 months to
2 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing coding skills 18 34 53
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Croydon 7.83% 44.74% 49.07%
Number of salaries quoted 11 4 6
10th Percentile - £37,875 £31,625
25th Percentile £24,000 £49,688 £37,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £63,750 £61,250
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +4.08% -5.77%
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £80,000
90th Percentile - - £83,750
South London median annual salary £65,000 £46,000 £52,750
% change year-on-year +41.30% -12.80% -18.85%

Java Job Vacancy Trend in Croydon

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Java relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Croydon.

Java job vacancy trend in Croydon

Java Salary Trend in Croydon

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Croydon citing Java.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Croydon citing Java

Java Salary Histogram in Croydon

Salary distribution for jobs citing Java in Croydon over the 6 months to 2 November 2026.

Salary histogram for Java in Croydon

Java Job Locations in Croydon

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Java within the Croydon region over the 6 months to 2 November 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Job Ads
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South Croydon - 5 £24,000 - 2
Java
South London

Java Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Croydon by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Programming Languages

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1JavaScript22.2%2
1Python22.2%2
1Shell Script22.2%2